"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." (Matthew 7:7-8 NIV).
This past weekend we took a drive to Eastern Iowa to view the leaves along the Mississippi River. It was an enjoyable get away with our masks in place outside of the car. I took my camera along, of course. I found it was hazy on Friday so none of the colors seem to pop as I would have liked. But we sought and found some beautiful leaves.
We visited Iowa's Pikes Peak and the Yellow River Forest, drove along the river and stopped in Guttenberg at the Locks and walked through Amana on our way home. I enjoyed the views of harvest happening along the way, the contrasts of the green grass with tan fields picked clean.
We asked for safe travel and received. We sought beautiful Iowa views and found them. We knocked on the door of Eastern Iowa and it was opened to us. We experienced God in all the beauty we saw. No human can create leaves of the full spectrum of colors we saw; only God can. The colors are right here at home, too. Take a short drive in your own home town and you will see the same majestic art near you.
Thank you, God, for the beauty of Your Creation. All we have to do to experience You, God, is Ask, Seek, and Knock.
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